*茅* #word — Semantide dictionary

lit. to make three visits to the thatched cottage (idiom) (allusion to an episode in Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4] in which Liu Bei 劉備|刘备[Liu2 Bei4] recruits Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhu1 ge3 Liang4] to his cause by visiting him three times); fig. to make earnest and repeated requests of sb

伯恩茅斯Bó ēn máo sī

Bournemouth, town in southern England

初出茅庐chū chū máo lú

venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom); young and inexperienced; novice; greenhorn

名列前茅míng liè qián máo

to rank among the best

土阶茅屋tǔ jiē máo wū

lit. earthen steps and a small cottage; frugal living conditions (idiom)

土阶茅茨tǔ jiē máo cí

lit. earthen steps and a thatched hut; frugal living conditions (idiom)

拔茅连茹bá máo lián rú

lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others; inextricably tangled together; Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.

普利茅斯Pǔ lì máo sī

Plymouth

朴次茅斯Pǔ cì máo sī

Portsmouth, southern English seaport

茅塞顿开máo sè dùn kāi

murky darkness suddenly opens (idiom); a sudden flash of insight and all is clear

达特茅斯Dá tè máo sī

Dartmouth (place name)

茅利塔尼亚Máo lì tǎ ní yà

Mauritania (Tw)

茅坑里点灯máo kēng lǐ diǎn dēng

(slang) (fig.) to court death (derived from 找死[zhao3 si3] via its near homophone 照屎[zhao4 shi3])

茅盾文学奖Máo Dùn Wén xué jiǎng

Mao Dun Literature Prize, PRC prize for novel writing, awarded since 1982

达特茅斯学院Dá tè máo sī Xué yuàn

Dartmouth College

占着茅坑不拉屎zhàn zhe máo kēng bù lā shǐ

lit. to occupy a latrine but not shit (proverb); fig. to be a dog in the manger

拉不出屎来怨茅房lā bù chū shǐ lái yuàn máo fáng

lit. to blame the toilet because one is having difficulty completing a bowel movement (idiom); fig. to blame others for problems caused by one's own shortcomings